NX How to store and use a Bitmap Image for use with Product Template Studio (PTS)?

How do I store and retrieve a bitmap image for use with product template studio (PTS)?

Solution

 There are three options for storing and retrieving images for use in PTS.
 
1) Storing in operating system (Native). Available with or without Teamcenter.
2) Storing as Image dataset in Teamcenter. Only available when running NX with Teamcenter
3) Embedding the image file within the NX part itself (Embedded). This is available with or without Teamcenter, but only in NX1899 and later.

This movie demonstrates each of these methods.

https://videos.mentor-cdn.com/support/videos/5400/aeae58f9-48df-4d2e-abbc-e42e8322f59b-en-US-video.mp4

Some important points to note:
- Image file must be in .bmp format
- When storing in Teamcenter the dataset type must be Image (not Bitmap)
- If image is being stored in Teamcenter it can be under the item revision for the PTS part or in a different Item Revision
- The image dataset is not selected directly in the Teamcenter browser, instead the Item Revision is selected and then the dataset name will be populated
- If there is more than one image dataset under the item revision the dataset name can be edited (double clicked) to show list of available images 

Hardware/Software Configuration

Platform: all
OS: n/a
OS Version: n/a
Product: NX
Application: KDA
Version: V1953
Function: KNOW_FUSION
Product: NX
Application: KDA
Version: V1953
Function: REUSE_LIBRARY

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